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Posted by Dave Ries :: ABA TECHSHOW 2008 Planning Board
March 5 , 2008
As discussed in the November 11, 2007 blog post, it is critical to apply security patches for all software, both Microsoft and non-Microsoft. The importance of patch management is demonstrated by a recent report by Secunia, a leading security vendor, which reported that, in a 24 hour period, 81% of Windows users were affected by security vulnerabilities in Sun, Adobe, Apple, and Skype software . Last year, Secunia found that 1 in 3 computers in corporate networks were missing critical security patches. The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (Release Candidate 1) scans computers to identify missing security updates. It is free for personal use. Secunia and other security vendors also sell vulnerability scanners for use on networks.






